Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Spain instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 50.8% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$13.31
€12.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$8.95
€8.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$6.20
€5.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$2.53
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$3.26
€2.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$6.53
€5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$35.45
€32.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$33,659.33
€30,758.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$14.39
€13.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$33.81
€30.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$828.43
€757.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$665.31
€607.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$106.67
€97.47
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$381.14
€348.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$7,410.38
€6,771.73
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$5.57
€5.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$43.03
€39.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$8.46
€7.73
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$73.08
€66.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$31.46
€28.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$75.09
€68.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$91.97
€84.04
|
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